The weather continues to be very hot and dry. A visit to the nearby forest this evening resulted in good views of several nightjars both perched and flying. There was lots of churring and wing-clapping going on particularly from one pair who seemed to be involved in courtship.
Earlier I came across the sad sight of a recently dead buzzard by the roadside near La Tache. Presumably it had been hit by a car on this very quiet route.
Last evening a barn owl could be heard calling as it flew repeatedly around La Tache so it must be nesting nearby. A tawny owl was simultaneously calling from the woods but the regular call of a little owl derived from a local starling who is a very good mimic---must have learned it locally though.
No problem - we enjoyed near august temperatures while we were there at Easter and are hoping for some some and some good bird spotting when we are there in may. It is a good time to see the baby storks and last summer we thought we saw a purple heron so we will check that out too.
ReplyDeleteA Short-Toed Eagle gave a spectacular display of soaring and hovering low over our garden this morning. Hugely impressive.
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